Shipping and storing receptacle



June 19, 1928.

W. PETERS ET AL SHIPPING AND STORLNG RECEPTACLE 'Filed Sept. l1, 1926 F i u fior/247.9%

Patented June 19, 1928i.. i'

Uniassrn-res or sr. Josu, cosrA RICA, Ann orme sarna AND TRAUGOTT KAL-` terminaral retenes;

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SHIPPING AND ASTVORING RECEPTAGLE.

. Appncation ined september 11, 192e, serial No. 134,837, and in Germany Jiuyas, 192e.`

Uur invention relates to improvements in 'for other purposes. Vith this object in view our invention consists 1n constructingthe'` receptacle'froma material which is not affected'by atmospheric kor other influences,

and which is not' destroyed by animals such. as rats, termites and the like. For this reason our invent-ion consists inlconstructing the receptacle from reinforced concret-e provided with bracing rings protecting the .outer face of the receptacle When roll-y ing the same. Preferablygthe receptacle is provided at its top and bottom with rings having angular' or hoolrshaped cross-sections and adapted to have thehoolrs or the chains of. hoisting machines attached thereto.

'After being shipped abroad and emptied, the

receptacle may be used eitheras a vessel for storing liquids and thelilre, or, after removingthe lid and thebottom, the cylindrical walls ,of severalreceptacles may be placed one above the other for making a high receptacle'7 a stack, a pipe,and: the like.

For the purpose of explaining they invention an example embodying the same has been shown in the accompanying drawing,v

win which the sameletters of refe-rence have beenused'Y in all the views to indicate cor-I respondingparts. In said drawing,

,'Fig. l, is a sectional elevation showing forced by wire in the form of net Work, and

it is further braced by a plurality of metal rings 7' distributed over the length of the wall and-projecting beyond the same so ask to provide bearing `surfaces on which the receptacle may be rolled. At vits top fand.l bottom the wall alias rings s of angular or hook shaped cross-section secured thereto. inthe construction shown in Figs. 3 and l the said rings have angular crosssectons, and they are formed with inwardly projectingzflanges. The object of the rings s is, first, to reinforce the'ends of the cylindrical wall and, second, toprovide means for attaching the hooks of crane chains theretow The-,lid Zand the bottom e of the receptacle are likewise made from reinforcedconcrete, and they are'constructed so that they can be readily removed from the cylindrical wall. Asis best shown lin Figs. 3 and Ll, thesaid lid and bottom are. fixed within the reinforcing rings s by means `of annular angle irons t fixed internally to theoutwardlyprojecting flangesof'the rings S- by meansof screws t1; y In bothconstructionsthe lid and bottonrt loosely within the 'rings S, anchas shown in Figx, theyl are iixed ink position by means of a helical wire m put into the V annular' space between the lid rl and*v the ring s and cement or vgypsum u poured into the said space. In the modification shown in Fig. 4, a ring n ofA fiat ironis placed into the said space and fixed in position :by means of cement ork gypsum. Thus, after the said 'filling of cement or gypsum.Y has setthe llid or bottom is rin' rigid connec-U tion with thecylindrical wall. `If it is de-K -sired'to use the cylindrical Wall ofthe receptacle for/other purpose, the rings t are removed, and the fillings m. u and n, u are broken, whereupon the lid (Z or bottom e can y' be readily removed. y

When it is desired to use the shippingr re-` ceptacle for storing fruit or water, We provide the vsame at opposite sides ofits cylin-V -drical wall with trunnions g. y ln the exam ple shown `inFig. 2,. the said trunnions are in the form` -of internally screw-threaded sleeves g screwing on vthe shaft of a hook shaped member f engaging theouter flange of one of the rings4 1, the shaft of the member y" being preferably made in two sections clamped together by screwing the sleeveg thereon. By'means of the trunnions g the receptacle may be rockingly supported on standards p', so that the receptacle can be readily filled and emptied. o

In Fig. 5 we have shown a -filter a the diinension Vof which is such that it maybe placed into the receptacle above thebottoin euthereof, so that vthe receptacle canbe kused for filtering water. As shown, the filter e is formed with a concave bottom, and immediately above the bottom e of the receptacle Preferably the inner wall of the receptacle is coated ,with a suitable glaze 'ori varnish preventing the goodsv contained within the receptacle from stickingv to the wall thereof.`

In `Fig.` '6 we have shownv an example in rwhich a plurality of receptacles are combined to vform a comparatively high receptacle or a pipe. Preferably the wall a of the receptacle is slightly tapering. The rings s provided at the top and bottom of the receptacle are different in diameter. In the example shown in Fig. 6 three receptacles l, 2, 3 have been combined into a single receptacle, the ring S provided at thetop end of the receptacley l and the ring s providedat the botto-mend of the receptacle 2 being in telescopiii'g engagement with each other, and the rings s provided respectively at the top and bottom of the receptacles 2 and 3 being likewise in telescoping engagement with each other. In the figure the joints of the superposed'receptacles have been indicated by the letter 2'. rllhe vreceptacle shown in Fig. l may Vbe used as a water tank, a stack and the like,v

and further, it may be used in horizontal or inclined position as a pipe for conducting the water of small rivuletsor as a pipe in a water supply system. 'The rings s may be jointed by means of screw connections, and when using the set' of Areceptacles as a stack, bracing rods vmay be secured thereto.

AFurther the iron rings r, .S projecting from the body of the receptacle `may be coated with concrete in order to prevent rusting.

After removing the lid av closetseat mayV be placedon the receptacle.

The. receptacle may also be made from cellulose, paper materialor other fibre maj l. The herein described receptacle eom` prising a body of reinforced coalescent material, and bracing rings encircling said body and having portions embedded thereinand other portions projecting outwardly from said body.

2. The herein described receptacle, which consists of a side wall made from reinforced concrete, rings secured to and projecting from the ends of said wall, tops and bottoms loosely litting in said rings, and filling matterlocated within the spaces between said rings and thetop and bottom and fixed in 1 position by a suitable cement. e

l3. The herein described receptacle, which consists of a side wall made from reinforced concrete, rings secured to and projecting from the ends of said wall, tops and bottoms loosely fitting in said rings, filling matter located within the spaces between said rings and the top and bottom and fixed in position by a sui-table cement, and rings internallyl fixed to said first named rings and engaging said top` and bottom forfliolding the same in position. i

4. The herein described receptacle, comprising a body made from reinforced concrete, rings iixed to and projecting from the ends of said body, the outei' diameter of one e of said rings being smaller than the inner diameter ofthe other ring, so thatrecep tacles of like construction may be combined with their ringsin telescoping engagement,

and a lid and bottom at opposite ends of saidv body respectively, removably connected with said rings.

5. The herein described apparatus, coinv prisingk a plurality of*cylindricalmembers connected with each other at their ends and each comprising a vcylindrical body made from reinforced concrete, rings fixed to and projecting from the ends of said body, theV outer diameter of one of saidV ringsbeing smaller than the inner diameter of the other ring, the adjacent rings of the combined receptacles being in telescoping `,engagement with each other and suitably 'connected with each other, and lids and bottoms at opposite ends of said bodies respectively,` removably connected with said rings, and removable prior to Vthe telescopic engagement ofy the rings of contiguous receptacles.

In testimony whereof' we hereunto affix oui` signatures.

wiLHELM- PETERS. `or'ro s'riER. f' rEAUGoTT KALiNowsKY. 

